Customer Reviews

Magellan RoadMate 1700LM 7-Inch Portable GPS with Lifetime Maps

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

I purchased this to replace my Roadmate 1425 that died and I love the 1700 LM! The big screen is great and easy to use if you have big fingers and easy to see! The volume is nice and loud and seems to be accurate with directions.

The one reason I prefer the Magellan over the Garmin units that I tried is, the Magellan will show you the route and if you don't want to make a certain turn in the route (there's construction on Walker Rd, etc) you can click on that turn and let it know you don't want to go that way. It will recalculate another route before you leave. The Garmin will recalculate after you drive past that turn. For me, it's nice to know exactly where I'm going before I go because no GPS can be trusted 100%, in my opinion. But that's just my preference. I also purchased the Autodashmount friction mount so I don't have to use that annoying suction cup mount, I love the entire package, it's everything I hoped for.

I got A LOT of GPS for my money here on Amazon, best price I could find for a new, unrefurbrished 1700LM! I would have paid more for it. Very happy with my purchase!

I decided I needed a GPS when I got a job assignment that required traveling to various different stores in the southern California area. All I needed to do was enter the address of the hotel or store I needed to go to and the GPS told me exactly how to get there. Any GPS could have done this I suppose, but the RM1700 was the only one with a whopping big 7" display. The last thing you need to be doing while driving down the freeway at 65mph is stare at a tiny display. A quick glance and this told me everything I needed to know.

It is great for finding stores, restaurants and places like gas stations for you too. Finding gas stations was a feature that saved my bacon all the time while I was traveling.

No doubt one of the smartest purchases I have made in a long time.

I was a confirmed Tom Tom user and happened to come across this large screen Magellian on Amozon.Since the old eyes aren"t what they use to be I was intrigued with the 7 inch screen.Well was I in for a surprise.We used this machine to be our guide from south Texas all the way to Hamilton,Ontario.The ease of operation was fantastic,we followed it all the way and did not encounter any difficulties at all.Right thru Houston,Baton Rouge Memphis,Nashville and a few others without a mistake.
Good Job and well Done this product is a good buy and delivered as promised .

Bought the Magellan wireless backup camera for my wife's Subaru Forester at Christmas, (Subaru doesn't seem to offer an in-dash unit, yet. At least I couldn't find one on their website.) along with the 1700 LM Roadmate GPS. I have to say that after punching a 1/2 inch hole in the body panel behind the license plate and snaking the wires up behind the trim panels, up through the hinge in the lift hatch, down through more trim panels and attaching the wires to the backup light wires.... I wish that I hadn't. The picture is OK once it finally comes on. But, the delay is unacceptable. Most times the backup maneuver is compete before the image comes on the screen. In a really tight situation, though, it is worth the wait as the view is excellent, especially on the 7" screen. It is a great safety feature! Just wish it reacted quicker. (for what it is worth: the sender for the camera is about six feet from the GPS and behind 1 plastic trim panel, as high from the power connection as the wires would reach. This minimizes the number of seats and stuff the signal must pass through.)

The GPS unit: Magellan Roadmate 1700-LM is OK. I have a suspicion that most of the satelites must be re-positioned over the middle east right now. Because this unit takes several minutes to aquire enough of a signal to give us a position. Sometimes (perhaps 20% of the time) it shuts off all-together because it can not aquire the necessary signal.

Some businesses are not in the inventory of the unit and if you don't know the street address and number you are out of luck. The Roadmate 1700 can't help you.

When I punch in 'home' it will inevitably try to send me out of my way... by approximately eight miles. When I make the correct turns to go home it tries and tries to send me the "long" way around by telling me to take turns that are unnecessary. Very irritating! Too, bad it doesn't have a "learn" feature. This has happened on other trips that we routinely take. It has even tried to detour us onto side streets when we were already on the correct route going it the proper direction. I wonder how it will work when I go to a city that I am not familiar with... For a high end$ GPS I expected more.

in spite of some 'suspect' negative reviews have found this gps to operate as well or better than had anticipated. loads quickly and the intuitive manner of entering information is impressive. also, can see the gps at a working distance!!!

Between the 7" screen and the audio instructions you cannot go wrong. I get lost pretty easily and this thing kept me on the beaten path. It is easily updated over the web as well.

I have 2 Magellan units, this model being one of them. I actually like the GPS unit and it actually works fine. The reason for the rating and the title of the review is Magellan. If you are lucky enough to buy one of their GPS units and never need anything else, including map updates, or ANYTHING that involves Magellan you will be OK. If you want ANYTHING else, good luck. Go to their website. You can't do anything without downloading their Content Manager. If you try and access their Content Manager from procuct links, the link doesn't work. In fact, I tried adding a backup camera to this unit and needed to access 3 links that didn't work. Once I downloaded it, the program slows down the start up, makes me close three windows before my computer comes up (and yes, I know how to operate the start up menu}. This thing takes over. If that's not annoying enough, it tells me each time I boot there is an update available for one of my units, but when I try and download, it says I am up to date. This program is the ONLY way to update maps, operating systems, or sync address books. For a technology based company, that brings up a red flag with me. If their website isn't enough, thier customer support is worse, in fact, in my opinion non-existent. I purchased the backup camera from Amazon. I had it professionally installed as the instructions recommend. It didn't work. The installer tried to contact support and it took 2 days to make contact with the results being to return the product. Of coarse, I would have to do that. That evolved into an e-mail tag that went through the first reply of "is it plugged in?". Each e-mail took 2 days to reply. The process took over a month and probably would have been indefinate had it not been purchased through Amazon. I am confident that the Magellan support team's goal is not to fix, but to make it tough enough to make the customer go away. They want NOTHING to do with the customer. Once contacted by me, Magellan, at no point offered to return the faulty product. "It was still installed improperly". By the way, I have had this particular installer do 4 other units for me and contine to return because he knows his stuff. Thank you Amazon, no questions, refund complete including installation cost. They are great. I have purchased 2 Garmin units and am selling my Magellan units on Craig's List.

I purchased this GPS for its large display... and large it is! My prior GPS was a top-of-the-line Garmin Nuvi unit. This GPS is very basic in terms of features when compared to other GPS' nowadays. There are no choices for colors and just a few for sounds. It does not have traffic info or other such features. But if you are looking for a good basic GPS with a terrific display, this is the one you want. The display is massive, bright and sharp. Entering favorite addresses can be done through your PC using the Content Manager or directly into the GPS. This unit is very easy and intuitive to use and accomplishes its intended purpose (getting you to your destination) very, very well.

The ease of useing the Magellan is great, the screen is large and easy to read. the only thing that I wish that it could do is display the speed and direction at the same time, but thats just a minor thing.

I do like the product even if it very large and will block you view in the vehicle. The only proble was that if you use it on battery power only the time is only 30 minutes and you will need to plug it in the power outlet in you vehicle.